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Sungold cracking and taste management

Last post by Ginger2778 « Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:13 am
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by Barmaley » Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:08 am

Hi all,

I saw a lot of opposing opinions about best variety or best testing tomato but I never saw somebody blaming Sungold for taste. So I planted 4 plants on my small...

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Last post by Ginger2778
Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:13 am
Variegated foliage on Brandysweet Plum

Last post by Labradors « Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:23 pm
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by Labradors » Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:33 am

There's some yellow/green variegation on one sucker of my Brandysweet Plum. I had noticed it before, but had to trim it off because it was on the lower leaves, now I am...

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Last post by Labradors
Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:23 pm
Man, this warm, wet, humid weather is rough on plants.

Last post by Sue_CT « Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:28 pm
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by edweather » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:10 pm

We had a great spring with warm/hot, and dry weather from February to mid May. The tomato plants grew like crazy. Then the switch was pulled, and we went to wet, humid, and...

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Last post by Sue_CT
Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:28 pm
Best no prune stake/cage/trellis technique?

Last post by Toomanymatoes « Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:27 pm
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by Mark_Thompson » Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:09 am
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I love pruning and tying off tomatoes. Unfortunately I often leave for work for up to two months at a time and the wifey doesn’t share my enthusiasm for playing with the...
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Last post by Toomanymatoes
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:27 pm
Earliest tomatoes to set fruit this year are ...

Last post by ddsack « Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:02 pm
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by ddsack » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:00 am
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In my garden, Stupice is always the first, but this year three of the tomatoes from Marsha's offer beat it out for fruit set. But because Stupice is a smaller ripe size, I do...
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Last post by ddsack
Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:02 pm
Best Small Fresh Salsa Tomato.

Last post by peebee « Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:13 am
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by worth1 » Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:33 am

For me it is Speckled Roman aka Striped Roman.
Not only is it good tasting and goog looking it produces very well.
And not so juicy it fills the container with juice.
Made...

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Last post by peebee
Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:13 am
Your Early Blight Prevention Secrets

Last post by bower « Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:36 am
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by Setec Astronomy » Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:23 pm

So last year all my tomato plants were pretty much consumed by what I think was early blight. It went from the leaves to the stems to in some cases the fruit. Over the winter...

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Last post by bower
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:36 am
Pollinating tomatoes

Last post by Gardadore « Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:32 am
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by svalli » Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:41 am

I have noticed that the bumblebees are not getting into the greenhouse to pollinate, so I have been doing the work my self daily. First I used an old battery operated...

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Last post by Gardadore
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:32 am
air layering tomato main stem?

Last post by peebee « Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:10 am
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by Barmaley » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:14 pm

This is my practically first year of growing tomatoes. Been a complete noob I planted some (in this case early girl) in a very small container (homedepot bucket) with...

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Last post by peebee
Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:10 am
Plants spitting blossoms

Last post by Sue_CT « Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:34 pm
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by EdieJ » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:57 am

So we got past the aphids and whatever was causing yellowing leaves. There is abundant green growth coming in just at the tops so now they look like something from Dr. Seuss....

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Last post by Sue_CT
Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:34 pm
Stages and time for a tomato to ripen

Last post by Sue_CT « Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:28 pm
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by Sue_CT » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:10 pm

I recall in a time past, on another planet, a chart that showed the different stages of a tomato ripening, as well at the average time it took to go from one stage to...

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Last post by Sue_CT
Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:28 pm
Pruning Semi-Determinates (Maglia Rosa)

Last post by Pippin « Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:33 pm
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by Setec Astronomy » Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:10 am
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I'm pretty new to this whole tomato thing, only been doing it for a few years. I grow mostly cherry tomatoes. I'm growing in containers, and this year will be my first...
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Last post by Pippin
Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:33 pm
Emergency tomato delivery!

Last post by slugworth « Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:55 pm
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by KathyDC » Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:57 pm

I had a friend text me yesterday that they were pulling their tomato plants, and did I have any extras?

This is their first year with a plot in a community garden and...

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Last post by slugworth
Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:55 pm
Using grafting tape, to heal tomatoes

Last post by pepperhead212 « Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:33 pm
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by pepperhead212 » Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:40 pm

Today I did something, after that terrible wind I had snapped (fortunately only) a couple of tomato branches. They were barely hanging on, and I was just about to pull them...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:33 pm
Pruning Currant Tomatoes

Last post by Setec Astronomy « Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:29 am
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by Setec Astronomy » Thu May 21, 2020 8:58 pm

I have a small container which wants to fall over with the overhanging weight of an indeterminate plant, so this year, instead of doing something smart like planting a...

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Last post by Setec Astronomy
Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:29 am
Mountain Rouge

Last post by friedgreen51 « Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:07 pm

by friedgreen51 » Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:07 pm

Anyone growing Mount Rouge tomato this year? It is another Randy G. Gardner introduction and is the F1 hybrid of NC 161L × ‘Pink Brandywine’. It is an AAS selection that was...

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Last post by friedgreen51
Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:07 pm
No Watering for a Week

Last post by karstopography « Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:02 pm
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by karstopography » Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:48 pm
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If you weren’t able to add any water to your garden for a week and no rain was forecast, sun, heat and humidity almost certainly to be intense, plants having been on a deep...
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Last post by karstopography
Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:02 pm
Why Do Some of My Tomatoes Have Holes In Them?

Last post by Setec Astronomy « Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:58 am
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by Setec Astronomy » Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:45 am

This is my Artisan Taste Patio--most of them look ok, but several of them look like this:

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Last post by Setec Astronomy
Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:58 am
Most vigorous seedlings, 2020

Last post by Shule « Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:03 am
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by Shule » Sat May 02, 2020 11:22 pm
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Which of your seedlings have been growing the most vigorously (pre-transplant), this year?

For me, it's been my Mexican Yellow cross F3 (I think Chapman was the father...
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Last post by Shule
Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:03 am
Well, This is a Big Flower

Last post by Shule « Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:55 pm
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by Setec Astronomy » Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:31 pm

This is from my Purple Bumblebee...I don't think I've ever seen such a big tomato flower:

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Last post by Shule
Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:55 pm
When to Pick

Last post by Ginger2778 « Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:19 pm
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by karstopography » Sun May 17, 2020 7:40 am
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A tomato? When do you pick and why? A first color break or when it’s completely ripe, somewhere in between?

Lots of considerations, bugs, pests, squirrels, bird threats,...
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Last post by Ginger2778
Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:19 pm
Brown Stem on Tomato

Last post by Shule « Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:01 pm
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by brownrexx » Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:23 pm
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I have never had a problem like this before with my tomatoes. I grew them all from seed and everything looked nice and healthy when I planted them in the garden about 3 weeks...
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Last post by Shule
Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:01 pm
No Gardening Competitions this year?

Last post by Shule « Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:44 pm
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by MissS » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:22 pm

Our State Fair and our County Fairs have been closed this year due to Coronavirus. I sure am going to miss seeing the gorgeous flowers entered and the beautiful and large...

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Last post by Shule
Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:44 pm
Herbicides

Last post by bower « Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:02 pm
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by karstopography » Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:58 am

Seems like I’ve read here and there persistent herbicides potentially are in straw, like the straw used as mulch. Then, I read that manure could also be a vector for...

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Last post by bower
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:02 pm
Fall Garden Seed Starting for Texas Heat

Last post by Texgal « Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:37 pm
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by TXTravis » Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:18 pm

It's time to start seeds for the fall crop, to be put in the garden late July/early August. Average first frost is Dec 1, so it's a pretty long growing season. The trick is...

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Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:37 pm

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